26 DEC 2010
Wayne's Hard News 2010 NABBA Universe Report & Photos Now Added!! Wayne's Hard News 2010 NABBA Universe Report & Many New Photos. "CELEBRATING THE 60 YEARS OF NABBA”. Wayne's annual Hard News Report on the 2010 NABBA Universe has now been posted. No punches are pulled as each class is subjectively analysed. See here for WAYNE'S HARD NEWS 2010 NABBA UNIVERSE REPORT. Many great Rob Szabo photos have now been added to each of the product pages. Here are the direct links to each of the 5 contest pages, plus the DINNER DVD. Charles Mario is pictured left. THE MEN: THE PREJUDGING, GMV-804DVD. THE MEN: THE SHOW, GMV-805DVD. THE MEN'S 2 DVD SET - PREJUDGING & SHOW, GMV-806DVDSP. THE WOMEN: PREJUDGING & SHOW, GMV-807DVD. TRIPLE PACK 3 DVD SET - MEN & WOMEN: PREJUDGING & SHOW, GMV-808DVDSP. 60TH ANNIVERSARY NABBA UNIVERSE DINNER: SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION, GMV-800DVD.
24 DEC 2010
Final 2 NABBA UNIVERSE DVDs Releases Complete the Series!! 2010 NABBA UNIVERSE: THE WOMEN - PREJUDGING & SHOW. The 2010 NABBA Universe Women's Prejudging & Show brings you the complete NABBA Universe event for women. This DVD presents an in-depth look at some of the best FIGURE and WOMEN’S PHYSQIUE athletes in the world. See the complete posing routines of all competitors at the PREJUDGING, line-ups of Round 1 and every single comparisons from Round 3 for all 3 classes - FIGURE CLASSES 1 & 2 and WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE. At the evening SHOW, you will see the posing routines of all top 6 competitors in all classes, plus the OVERALL FIGURE CLASS POSEDOWN won by FLORA CONTE from Italy. The WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE CLASS was won by VALENTYNA YEFYMCHUK. See full details on the 2010 NABBA UNIVERSE: THE WOMEN, GMV-807DVD. 2010 NABBA UNIVERSE: TRIPLE PACK - MEN & WOMEN. The 3 DVD Triple Pack includes the complete posing routine of all competitors at the PREJUDGING & SHOW, for both Men & Women. Includes the exciting posedowns and all of the awards. The FIGURE CLASS posedown was won by FLORA CONTE and the OVERALL AMATEUR MR. UNIVERSE title went to MIHA ZUPAN of Slovenia with CHARLES MARIO from Brazil winning the PROFESSIONAL MR. UNIVERSE title. This 3 DVD set is the COMPLETE EVENT as a Triple Pack 3 DVD set. All 3 discs may also be ordered separately. See full details on the 2010 NABBA UNIVERSE TRIPLE PACK 3 DVD SET: MEN & WOMEN, GMV-808DVDSP.
23 DEC 2010
2010 NABBA UNIVERSE - The Men's 2 DVD Set & Preview Clips now released!! 2010 NABBA UNIVERSE - The Men's 2 DVD Set & Preview Clips. For fans of the NABBA Mr. Universe who want to save a few $s, we have today released the Special Men's 2 DVD Set. Disc #1: The Men's Prejudging provides an in-depth look at every competitor from posing routines to comparisons. Plus Prejudging Photo Gallery. The overall Amateur Mr. Universe winner was the superbly conditioned  MIHA ZUPAN from Slovenia and the Professional Mr Universe winner was the symmetrical and ripped CHARLES MARIO from Brazil. Charles was also the Overall Amateur Mr. Universe winner in 2005.  Click here for our list of ALL NABBA UNIVERSE WINNERS SINCE 1948. Disc #2: The Men – The Show provides a close-up look at some of the best amateur and professional bodybuilders in the world. See the posing routines of all top 6 finalists, all classes, plus the posing routines of all Professionals. Plus SHOW PHOTO GALLERY. In case you only want the individual discs, see the 2010 NABBA UNIVERSE: MEN'S PREJUDGING, GMV-804DVD or the 2010 NABBA UNIVERSE: THE MEN - THE SHOW, GMV-805DVD. See here for the MEN'S PREJUDGING PREVIEW CLIP or see here for the MEN - THE SHOW PREVIEW CLIP.  To celebrate the 60 years of NABBA, this was GMV's first ever HD PRODUCTION of the NABBA Universe DVDs to also be available on Blu-Ray.  More details from wayne@gmv.com.au See our full details here and SAVE $$s for the 2010 NABBA UNIVERSE MEN'S 2 DVD SET: PREJUDGING & SHOW, GMV-806DVDSP.
22 DEC 2010
2010 NABBA UNIVERSE - The Men's 2 Separate DVDs now released!! 2010 NABBA UNIVERSE: The Men's Prejudging. Held in Southport, England on October 30th, the 2010 NABBA Universe celebrated the 60 Years of NABBA. The Men's Prejudging provides an in-depth look at some of  the best amateur and professional competitors in the world. The DVD includes the complete posing routine of all competitors, Amateur & Professional, line-ups of Round 1 and key comparisons from Round 3 for every class. The overall Amateur Mr. Universe winner was the superbly conditioned  MIHA ZUPAN from Slovenia and the Professional Mr Universe winner was the symmetrical and ripped CHARLES MARIO from Brazil. Charles was also the Overall Amateur Mr. Universe winner in 2005. See GMV-623DVD. The 2010 NABBA Universe: Men – The Show provides a close-up look at some of the best amateur and professional competitors in the world. You will see the posing routines of all top 6 amateur competitors in all classes, plus the posing routines of all Professional Mr. Universe competitors. Both DVDs include separate PHOTO GALLERIES. Includes the posedown for the Overall Amateur Mr. Universe, plus all awards including OHF Best Presentation Award to Justin Wessels of Australia. The WOMEN'S DVD and the DVD SETS will be released on Friday. See the 2010 NABBA UNIVERSE: MEN'S PREJUDGING, GMV-804DVD. See the 2010 NABBA UNIVERSE: THE MEN - THE SHOW, GMV-805DVD. This was our first ever HD PRODUCTION of the NABBA Universe DVDs,  also available on Blu-Ray.  Wide Screen 16:9 format. (Contact wayne@gmv.com.au for more details on Blu-Ray.)
20 DEC 2010
Huge & Freaky new book release from Kennedy Publishing!! Huge & Freaky new book release by Robert Kennedy and Dennis Weis. Huge & Freaky - Muscle Mass and Strength Secrets is a new 400-page fully illustrated book with photos of the champs, by MuscleMag publisher Robert Kennedy and powerlifting champ Dennis Weis. Aptly titled Huge and Freaky, it is chockfull of new (yes, new) techniques to build maximum muscle size with minimum fat in the fastest, safest way possible. This is a brand new book that sets a whole new standard of excellence in bodybuilding journalism. I have known Bob Kennedy and Dennis Weis for almost 40 years and these 2 authors really know what they are talking about. The book will leave you with a lasting impression of their vast training knowledge and is highly recommended. Send check or money order to: Robert Kennedy, 400 Matheson Blvd. West, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5R 3M1. Huge and Freaky: Muscle Mass and Strength Secrets (Kennedy Publishing).  US$29.95 or CAN$32.95 This new book is not yet being stocked in Australia by GMV. See here for a complete list of the books we do hold in stock at GMV.
17 DEC 2010
2010 Women's Olympia Preview Clip and Lee Priest's first ever Pro Victory!! 2010 Women's Olympia Preview Clip is now available. GMV has now put together a sensational preview clip for the Women's 2010 Olympia DVD. It captures the excitement of the 4 women's contests at this wonderful event. See the new PREVIEW CLIP here. Or you can see the full product info on the 2010 WOMEN'S OLYMPIA DVD here. 2002 IFBB San Francisco Pro Grand Prix. See Australia’s “Superman” Lee Priest win his first ever Pro Grand Prix as he beats Chris Cormier in 2002 in San Francisco. This was a massive victory for Lee as Chris had been regarded as one of the top 2 or 3 physiques in the world for a period of years. Includes pump room scenes, all the key comparisons from ¼ turns to compulsory poses and the complete UNCUT posing routines of all 18 competitors. RONNIE COLEMAN takes off his shirt and poses, top 5 posedown, awards and Lee’s victory speech and interview. This is an historic DVD, especially for all LEE PRIEST FANS! Here is the link to all DVDs we have that mention LEE PRIEST. See full details here for the 2002 SAN FRANCISCO GRAND PRIX, GMV-459DVD.
13 DEC 2010
2010 Mr. Olympia Preview Clip and Pros not Welcome in Sweden, 2004 SF Grand Prix Revisited!! 2010 Mr. Olympia Preview Clip is now available. GMV has now put together a powerful preview clip for the 2010 Mr. Olympia DVD. It captures the essence of this great event on its 45th Anniversary. See the PREVIEW CLIP here. Or you can see the full product info on the 2010 MR. OLYMPIA DVD here. Pro Bodybuilders not welcome in Sweden! Toney Freeman was taken into police custody shortly after arriving in Sweden for the 2010 Fitness Festival in Göteborg.  Freeman was a victim of “muscle profiling“, and had done nothing wrong - other than being a professional bodybuilder. He has now been released and has decided to cancel his remaining Swedish appearances in Stockholm and Goteborg and return to USA. See TONEY FREEMAN'S X-MAN COMETH DVD here. The Swedish police chief gave an indirect warning to all bodybuilder superstars that they are not welcome in Sweden. As a result of this harassment, 2010: Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler has cancelled his guest posing appearance in Sweden. See our latest 2 DVD set on Jay Cutler, THE ULTIMATE BEEF, GMV-794DVD. Another Great San Francisco GP Revisited. The 2004 IFBB San Francisco Grand Prix was held this year in the Kofman Auditorium, Alameda. The Grand Prix attracted a huge audience to watch 21 of the world’s best bodybuilders go to war in the “Battle of the Bay”. Some terrific new physiques came onto the stage and some new faces made it to the top 7. These new stars included the awesome Kris Dim and Mustafa Mohammad.  SAMIR BANNOUT had entered this contest in order to make his Comeback but later chose to guest pose at the evening FINALS.  It had been 21 years since he won the 1983 Mr. Olympia in Germany.   See our Matt Canning Contest Review. Top 5 Results: 1.  Dexter Jackson 2.  Lee Priest 3.  Kris Dim 4.  Gustavo Badell 5.  Ahmad Haidar See here for the COMPLETE RESULTS and full contest details on the 2004 SAN FRANCISCO GRAND PRIX, GMV-565DVD.
10 DEC 2010
20th Anniversary of the Classic Women's Muscle Power Series & Silvio Samuel!! 20th Anniversary of the Women's Muscle Power Series!! This year marks the 20th anniversary of our classic Women's Muscle Power Series. It is usually a compilation of the best women we have shot over the previous 12 to 18 months. Our 15th Volume was released yesterday. See here to check out the PREVIEW CLIP for the Pro Women's Pump Room, GMV-608DVD. See full CONTENT DETAILS for #15 here. It all started with Women's Muscle Power #1 - THE BEST back in 1990! This very first volume in this enormously popular series featured a number of super-stars who either competed in the Miss Universe or the Ms Olympia or won titles in either contest. Legends in #1 include: Cory Everson Sabine Wick Ellen Van Maris Marie-Laure Mahabir Claudia Profanter Anja Langer Tatjana Scholl Bergmann sisters Juliette and Liona Anja Schreiner, Hannie Van Aken, and many more. See here for full details on WOMEN'S MUSCLE POWER #1 - THE BEST, V-009DVD. See our COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL WOMEN'S MUSCLE POWER DVDs in our "One Click" Easy Finder section, centre of the Home Page. See the BEST OF WOMEN'S MUSCLE POWER VOLUME 1, GMV-353DVD. Silvio Samuel - The Will Of Mine. Silvio has one of the most shredded physiques of all time. Join Silvio as he trains for the 2007 New York Pro at Milos Sarcev’s Koloseum Gym under the instruction of Milos himself. Be amazed as he trains arms, legs, back, shoulders, and chest with giant sets. Get to know the man inside the body during an in-depth interview.or the fans of Male bodybuilding, we have a few copies left at our special discount price, so be check it out now. See SILVIO SAMUEL, THE WILL OF MINE, A-1262DVD - while they last!
09 DEC 2010
Our annual Women's Muscle Power New Release & 2005 San Francisco Revisited!! Women’s Muscle Power #15 - Pro Women’s Pump Room. We have gathered together into one giant muscle pumping DVD our best footage from 2 Professional Women’s Pump Rooms for 2009 and 2010. We show virtually all of the women who came into the pump up area for the BODYBUILDING, FIGURE and FITNESS classes, for both years, and also include the new BIKINI CLASS as well. This material is 100% brand new and exclusive to this latest annual edition of Women's Muscle Power # 15. You can sense the tension, as the women touch up their tans, pump or practice their poses as they prepare to hit the stage to give of their best in the Finals. We also include brief interviews with 16 of the stars and 2 separate PHOTO GALLERIES, one for each year. See here for all the names and details for WOMEN'S MUSCLE POWER #15 - PRO WOMEN'S PUMP ROOM, GMV-809DVD. 2005 San Francisco Grand Prix Revisited. This classic event was held at the beautiful Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco on March 12th, 2005. In it you will see "The Real Deal" Chris Cormier as he turns the tables on his arch rival Dexter Jackson one week after Dexter beat him in the Arnold Classic. Chris was in probably his best ever condition. With his incredible back and arms, and overall symmetry and definition, Chris was just too good for the rest of this very strong field. See more details here on the classic 2005 SAN FRANCISCO GRAND PRIX, GMV-607DVD. 2005 San Francisco Pro Figure Championships. Held as part of the 2005 event was the San Francisco Pro Figure Championships. You will see the statuesque and superbly figured Jenny Lynn once again narrowly defeat arch rival Monica Brant, one week after the Arnold Classic Figure event. It was a great battle in this very strong international field of 23 competitors. Jenny went on to win back to back Figure Olympia titles in 2006 and 2007. See more details here on the 2005 SAN FRANCISCO PRO FIGURE CHAMPIONSHIPS, GMV-608DVD.
08 DEC 2010
2010 World Bodybuilding title for local South Aussie star Ben Wortley & X-Man Cometh Review!! 2010 World Bodybuilding title for local South Aussie star Ben Wortley. Our congratulations to local South Australian INBA state Overall champion BEN WORTLEY for taking out the Overall Men's title at the 2010 Muscletech INBF World Bodybuilding & Figure Championships in New York recently. Not bad for a 19 year old! Ben beat an amazing field of top competitors in this high standard event.    What is an even more interesting fact, Ben lives only a few miles from the GMV Studio in Adelaide and trains at the same gym as our GMV cameraman and editor, Ollie Parke!  I would think that in view of this, you may see a training DVD with Ben some time in the not too distant future! See here where Ben won the overall state title at the 2010 INBA SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATURAL TITLES, GMV-798DVD.  Toney Freeman “The X-Man Cometh”  DVD Review. In this entertaining, motivating and instructional guide for bodybuilders from beginners in weight training to professional bodybuilders, Toney Freeman creates the perfect training atmosphere for those at all levels. This is a great DVD for everyone and draws itself away from the typical hardcore genre of training DVDs. You can see the REVIEW here. Or see here for full details on TONEY FREEMAN THE X-MAN COMETH, A-1330DVD. Or see Toney in the 2010 MR OLYMPIA, A-1358DVD.
02 DEC 2010
60th Anniversary NABBA Universe Dinner: Special Collector’s Edition & Phil on Blu-Ray!! 60th Anniversary NABBA Universe Dinner: Special Collector’s Edition. The 60th Anniversary NABBA Universe Dinner, 1950-2010, was held on Friday night, 29th October, 2010 - in Southport, UK. This was the night before the 60th NABBA Universe contest. This special event marked the occasion of the 60th year of NABBA and was presented by Bryan Robinson, Michael Sullivan, Tony Sullivan and Dave Wright. They proudly dedicated this special evening to the many great athletes who have made the NABBA Universe the greatest bodybuilding event in the world. The dinner and reunion honours all the athletes who have graced the NABBA stage over the last 60 years. A number of  Special NABBA awards were presented. This wide screen Special Collector’s Edition DVD includes all of the award presentations and short speeches, plus the many photo display boards covering the history of the NABBA Universe from the early days of Oscar Heidenstam up till the present. See the 60th ANNIVERSARY NABBA UNIVERSE DINNER, GMV-800DVD. Phil Heath - Journey to the Olympia on Blu-Ray, now in stock. Imagine spending a whole year where everything you do - every rep, every meal, every sacrifice - it all leads up to one day, one singular moment in history when you step out onto bodybuilding's biggest stage. It's not just about how it ends. It's about how you get there. It's about the journey. Follow IFBB pro bodybuilder Phil Heath as the clock ticks down to the biggest competition of his career, now available on Blu-Ray DVD to enjoy in exquisite quality on your big screen TV! See PHIL HEATH - JOURNEY TO THE OLYMPIA on BLU-RAY, A-1360BRDVD.
25 NOV 2010
Big Ronnie Special Deal, plus 1970/71 NABBA Universe Complete Results & pix now added!! Ronnie Coleman Training DVDs Special Deal. We have many training DVDS that feature BIG RONNIE COLEMAN. Our special offer is as follows. Order any full price training DVD on Ronnie and we will include as a BONUS EXTRA DVD, NO CHARGE, the FIBO POWER 2006 DVD, which features Ronnie live. It is V-200DVD. The RONNIE COLEMAN TRAINING DVDS TO SELECT FROM are as follows: Ronnie Coleman - The Cost of Redemption, A-1082DVD Ronnie Coleman - Relentless 2 Disc Set, A-1200DVD Ronnie Coleman – Invincible 2 Disc set, A-1272DVD Ronnie Coleman Workout, A-4262DVD Ronnie Coleman - The Unbelievable, A-4308DVD Ronnie Coleman - On the Road, GMV-620DVD When ordering PLEASE MENTION in the SPECIAL COMMENTS FIELD of the order form "RONNIE". Click here to see your BONUS DVD, V-200DVD.   1970 & 1971 NABBA Universe: Remastered Version - Full Results & Pix. At the 1970 NABBA Mr. Universe a still young and sensational Arnold Schwarzenegger wins his final NABBA crown in England, taking out the Pro class. A historic record of the highlights from this famous event.  You also see the amazing Frank Zane (Overall Amateur Mr. Universe), Franco Columbu, Frank Colombera, Chris Dickerson, Boyer Coe, Dave Draper, Reg Park, Al Beckles, John Citrone and many more great champions. Part 2 of  this DVD is  the 1971 NABBA Mr. Universe. The Overall Amateur winner was Ken Waller and the Overall Pro winner was Bill Pearl. Also includes Frank Zane, Sergio Oliva, Reg Park, Kassem Yazbek and many more. Zane was the Pro Short Class winner. Other top Amateurs seen in the DVD include Chris Dickerson, Elias Petsas, Frank Colombera, Chuck Collras, Lars Lunde, Warren Frederick, Al Beckles, Roy Callender, Pete Caputo and Paul Grant. See our COMPLETE RESULTS & PIX now added for the 1970/71 NABBA UNIVERSE for this historic V-108DVD.
23 NOV 2010
Big Dan Hill makes another magazine front cover!! Big Dan Hill – Journey to the front cover of Iron Man magazine. Dan Hill is Germany’s newest young Pro, and in fact was the world’s youngest Pro when he qualified for his pro card at the age of 21. He has since been featured on or in every one of the main stream bodybuilding magazines. Iron Man's December issue  is the latest front cover for Dan. This huge 2 DVD set includes extensive training and posing segments shot at various stages of contest preparation throughout the preceding year. Follow BIG DAN HILL on his exciting, dramatic and hard fought JOURNEY TO THE TOP OF THE HILL, in GMV-796DVD.